Time remains negligent to desire and necessity, tumbling away, thieving choice. Absence and plea linger in the vastness formerly home to love and anticipation. Torment lurks, prowling, creeping, and waiting. Its talons prodding. Sickness twists and churns at the mess that has become my core. Anguished reflections of life or revelation in this infertile void Fraught inaudible cries like howling winds unable to spin out. Amassed coveted control. Now Impotent. Wasted. Futility absorbed by unventilated internal infernos. Pleading for relief that is not to be. I remain. Barren.